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Endless Borders

Endless Borders

Nothing says elegance like an endless border. These designs work great on handkerchiefs, doilies, pillows, and of course curtains and valances. The first thing you must do is choose the right type of design. Some designs are created with repeat borders in mind and some aren’t. Repeat borders are designed with an overlapping section; these are the most difficult to lay out and embroider properly. That is what we will focus on in this tutorial.

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Notice the overlap section of the design we chose.

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You are going to start measuring the valance. Lay the valance over a flat surface and mark it with a disappearing ink pen halfway up the border on the valance. This will be the center point of the design.

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We will continue placing marking dots in the exact center point along the valance every six inches or so.

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We will connect all of the dots creating a line across the whole valance.

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This will be important when we place the designs.

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Print two copies of the design that you want to embroider. This will allow you to properly measure the repeating sequence

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Place the first design along the center line.

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Here you can see the proper overlapping of the designs.

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Once you have the designs where you want them, it is time to measure the distance between the center points.

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Our center points are marked on the print outs with crosshairs. The center points of these two designs are 5.25” apart.

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Now that we have the measurement, we mark the point with an X along the horizontal line we have already drawn on the valance.

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We will continue marking the valance as far across as we want the design to repeat.

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The valance is now ready to hoop and embroider. We attach a piece of cutaway stabilizer to the edge of the valance to make it more stable in the hoop. Simply use a basting stitch to affix it.

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When you hoop the design, use standard hooping techniques rather than sticky backing. Sticky backing will not be stable enough for a long job like this, and you might wind up with puckering and registration problems.

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